Sky NewsMartin Brunt: 'If I was a terrorist, I could’ve killed them all'

Addressing the camera, a sombre Brunt announced: “The morning service began 20 minutes ago and there are no obvious signs of any security.

“In fact this sign at the church door says ‘everybody is welcome.’”

Stepping briefly into the building, Brunt returns and deadpans to the camera: “There are about a dozen worshippers in there and one priest. If I was a terrorist, I could’ve killed them all.”

Jo Hale via Getty ImagesBrunt's delivery has been compared to that of the famously inept TV reporter Alan Partridge, played by Steve Coogan

The clip was quickly picked up and became the subject of ridicule and an accompanying Twitter debate as to whether Brunt had gone full Partridge or whether his delivery was more in the style of Chris Morris from Brass Eye…